Lumerin Launches Morpheus Public Testnet for Decentralized AI Compute

Lumerin,
a
protocol
and
foundational
layer
technology
using
smart
contracts
to
control
how
P2P
data
streams
are
accessed,
routed,
and
transacted,
today
announced
that
the Morpheus public
testnet
for
decentralized
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
compute
will
go
live
on
July
26
on
the
Arbitrum
Sepolia
network.
Lumerin
pioneered
the
development
of
the
Morpheus
public
testnet
and
the
Morpheus
Lumerin
testnet
node
using
code
that’s
been
battle
tested
for
years.
 The
public
testnet
launch
is
a
key
phase
in
developing
applications
that
use
AI
to
make
Web3
applications
more
accessible,
transparent,
and
efficient
for
consumers
and
businesses
alike.

Why
Decentralize
AI? 

Centralized
AI
models
are
more
prone
to
inherent
biases
and
increase
the
risk
of
censorship
and
monopoly.
Decentralized
AI
on-chain
democratizes
access
to
data
and
intelligence
and
ensures
better
transparency
and
accountability
with
open
testing
benchmarks
and
without
the
need
to
rely
on
flawed,
centralized
frameworks. 

Lumerin
Powers
The
Morpheus
AI
Network

The
new
Morpheus
public
testnet
will
be
used
to
decentralize
and
more
efficiently
allocate
AI
compute
power
across
the
Morpheus
AI
network
and
enable
users
to
engage
in
a
decentralized
Chat-GPT-like
interface.
Lumerin
is
leveraging
its
advanced
codebase
to
build
the
core
node
software
for
Morpheus,
a
decentralized
AI
network
that
connects
users,
compute
providers,
and
personal
AIs,
called
Smart
Agents,
in
a
seamless
Web3
ecosystem.
 

Key
benefits
include: 

–

Decentralized
Al
Data
Routing
–
Secure,
reliable,
and
efficient
allocation
of
AI
resources
across
the
network
and
within
any
AI
services
marketplace.

–

Permissionless
Access
to
Personal
AIs –
Open,
transparent,
equitable
access
to
public
and
private
AI
models.

–

Censorship
Resistant
–
Democratic
access
to
AI
that
protects
data
and
user
privacy,
including
users’
AI
prompts
that
are
kept
private
and
safely
stored
on
a
decentralized
network. 

–

Multiple
LLMs –
Users
can
access
a
variety
of
large
language
models
(LLMs)
within
a
single
interface. 

–

Crypto
Payments
for
AIs –
More
freedom,
better
usability
and
rewards
for
Smart
Agent
providers
using
crypto
payment
rails. 

–

AI
Marketplace –
A
highly
cost-effective,
accessible
two-sided
market
for
AI
services
where
users
and
AI
service
providers
transact
directly.

“Our
code
contribution
to
Morpheus
represents
a
vision
of
a
future
where
individuals
have
complete
control
over
their
data
and
their
privacy,
free
from
the
shackles
of
censorship
and
corporate
interests,”
said
Lumerin
project
leader,
Ryan
Condron.
“Together
we’re
on
a
mission
to
use
decentralized
AI
to
help
grow
and
make
Web3
applications
more
accessible,
transparent
and
efficient
for
everyone.”

About
Lumerin 

Lumerin is
an
open-source
protocol
and
foundational
layer
technology
that
uses
smart
contracts
to
control
how
P2P
data
streams
are
accessed,
routed,
and
transacted.
Live
on
Arbitrum,
Lumerin’s
first
use
case
is
the
world’s
first
peer-to-peer,
decentralized
marketplace
for
trading
Bitcoin
hashpower.
Lumerin
is
currently
being
leveraged
to
decentralize
and
more
efficiently
allocate
AI
compute
power
and,
as
its
ecosystem
expands,
will
enable
novel
applications
on
DePIN
and
the
tokenization
of
real-world
assets
(RWAs).
Lumerin
can
also
enable
encrypted
video
and
audio
streams,
permissioned
communications,
and
programmable
data
streams
and
digital
assets
like
NFTs
and
more.
Founded
in
2021,
Lumerin’s
strategic
partners
include
Bloq,
Hive
Blockchain,
Fenbushi
Capital
and
Outlier
Ventures,
among
others.
For
more
info,
visit https://lumerin.io/.